Borough government · Fayette County, PA

Fairchance's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairchance took in $830 thousand and spent $684 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)34%Borough taxes33%Federal tax money12%State tax money11%Fines and other9.5%

What stands out

20%

of Fairchance's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes33%

Individual income tax
20%$170 thousand
Property tax
7.6%$63 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$286 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$285 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
12%$99 thousand

State tax money11%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
11%$89 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$77 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

48%

of Fairchance's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$330 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$203 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$156 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$156 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Fairchance. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Fairchance itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.